Youth Ministry Booster

Welcome to the Youth Ministry Booster podcast! The most honest and hilarious podcast in student ministry. Hosted by Zac Workun and Chad Higgins. We are the biggest fans of youth ministry leaders like you!

We are here for you with the humor and the help to engage, entertain, equip, and encourage.

Youth ministry is better together. Learn more @ http://www.youthministrybooster.com

Podcasting since 2015 • 338 episodes

Youth Ministry Booster

Latest Episodes

Embrace the Chaos: What Middle Schoolers Really Need | Keiron Miles

Middle school ministry isn't something to survive. It's something to steward.Middle schoolers are curious, chaotic, hilarious, and learning how to become independent people for the very first time. So why do we sometimes treat the...

October 25, 2026 • Episode 378 • 47:07

Building A Biblical Worldview For Teens In An Algorithm Age w/ Daniel Kinkade

Your students already have a worldview. But is it being shaped by Scripture or by the scroll?Every teenager is building a foundation for how they understand the world. The question is whether that foundation is being formed by God...

October 14, 2026 • Episode 383 • 48:57

What If Your Youth Ministry Outlived You? w/ Broke Church Van

A broke church van is funny until you realize it might be the perfect picture of youth ministry: underfunded, wildly creative, occasionally held together with duct tape, and somehow still getting students where they need to go.Live from ...

September 30, 2026 • Episode 382 • 54:21

Youth Ministry Burnout, Mental Health & Finding Your Life Again with Dane Leake w/ Dane Leake

Youth ministry can feel like a holy adrenaline rush. Packed rooms. Camp. Baptisms. Students responding to the gospel. The next Wednesday night is always coming.But what happens when you start needing the ministry as much as the ministry ...

September 23, 2026 • Episode 381 • 51:19

Busyness Isn't Good For Youth Ministry Business

“We’re good, just busy” might be the most common sentence in American family life, and it’s reshaping what people can realistically say yes to. It's become the default answer for families, pastors, and church leaders. And...

August 19, 2026 • Episode 380 • 44:22

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Fan Mail

thank you for this episode with Josh White! I served in Youth Ministry for 13 years and had to step down for a few reasons but I miss it greatly. I am moving into the mindset of having an open hand to my past youth kids.

Fayetteville, Arkansas